Weekends with Yankee

Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso explore all six New England states.

Episodes

  • Ocean Treasures

    Provincetown, MA; the Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH; a sustainable Maine seafood company.
  • Handmade in New England

    A Barnard, VT vineyard; unique wool products; the newly restored Mayflower II.
  • Adventurous Spirit

    Local corn tortillas; sunset hang gliding; Grand Illumination Night on Martha’s Vineyard.
  • To the Top

    Parsnip and cranberry layer cake; rock climbing; Martha's Vineyard preservation projects.
  • Treasures from the Earth

    Amy handmakes a sustainable wood table. Richard unearths Maine's gemstone, tourmaline.
  • Walk on the Wild Side

    Mystic Aquarium; a wildlife sanctuary; crabbing and cooking with Amy in New Hampshire.
  • Arts and the Sea

    The oldest acapella group in the U.S; author and chef Barton Seaver; the PEZ factory.
  • Deep Roots

    Tour Boston’s Chinatown; the Weekapaug Inn and special farmers in Rhode Island.

About Weekends with Yankee

Richard Wiese explores the sights, sounds and tastes of all six New England states — from foraging for edible invasive plants in Connecticut to whitewater rafting on Maine's wild Kennebec River. Senior food editor Amy Traverso shares the recipes, local flavors and sense of community that make up the fabric of the region’s food and dining scene.